as in to exceed
to go beyond the limit of
the principal overstepped her authority in ordering everyone to remain in the unheated school
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Recent Examples of overstep
Once again, the agency is undermining legitimate efforts to combat discrimination and expand opportunity by overstepping its authority and intervening in employment matters reserved for other government entities with proper jurisdiction on these issues.
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Josef Adalian, Vulture, 25 July 2025
Once again, this agency is undermining legitimate efforts to combat discrimination and expand opportunity by overstepping its authority and intervening in employment matters reserved for other government entities with proper jurisdiction on these issues.
—Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 24 July 2025
Earlier this week, The Late Show host Stephen Colbert also weighed in on the ad, with comments that suggested people protesting the ad might have overstepped a bit.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 1 Aug. 2025
But a federal court in May ruled that Trump overstepped his authority to levy tariffs on that basis.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 29 July 2025
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Josef Adalian, Vulture, 25 July 2025
Once again, this agency is undermining legitimate efforts to combat discrimination and expand opportunity by overstepping its authority and intervening in employment matters reserved for other government entities with proper jurisdiction on these issues.
—Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 24 July 2025
Earlier this week, The Late Show host Stephen Colbert also weighed in on the ad, with comments that suggested people protesting the ad might have overstepped a bit.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 1 Aug. 2025
But a federal court in May ruled that Trump overstepped his authority to levy tariffs on that basis.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 29 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overstep
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Already this summer, Carll has opened for Tyler Childers, Turnpike, and Robert Earl Keen, with crowds often exceeding 10,000.—
Josh Crutchmer,
Rolling Stone,
7 Aug. 2025
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Just like any other business, rental housing has to at least pay for itself, and if those costs exceed rent collections, like any other business, a housing project will be in trouble.—
Roger Valdez,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Revenue increased by 13% year-over-year to $3.1 billion, surpassing the $3.03 billion consensus, with an EPS of $1.03 exceeding expectations of $0.94.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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The record set last year is 16 feet deep, and forecasters say the river could surpass that.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
13 Aug. 2025
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“Overstep.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overstep. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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